US Patent 7213427 Electronic steering wheel lock

The present invention is to provide an actuating means 10 of the steering wheel lock 20. It must be open by a chip contained key 7. The actuating means 10 includes a framework 1, an actuator 2, a brake member 3, a driving member 4, and a printed circuit board (PCB) controller 5. Said PCB controller 5 has a five pin header connector 51 for connecting a crimp jack 73 of the chip contained key 7 to activate the driving member 4 and the brake member 3. The brake member 3 can alternate the status of the driving member 4 to close or open the lock. The actuating means 10 further can be open by the key 7 equipped with a self-contained battery 71 to furnish a power to the actuating means 10.